Nougat Baskets
by Tarla Dalal
23 Sep 2014
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Your guests will love these beautiful baskets filled with fruit and ice-cream.
Nougat Baskets recipe - How to make Nougat Baskets
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 4.
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup coarsely powdered cashewnuts (kaju) and almonds
oil to grease
To Serve
4 scoops vanilla ice-cream
1/4 cup mixed fruits
Method
- Main Procedure
- Heat the sugar in a heavy bottomed sauce pan.
- Allow the sugar to melt and caramelise till it is golden brown in colour.
- Add the nuts, mix well and take the mixture off the fire immediately.
- Oil a slab or working surface, 2 knives and 1 bowl.
- Pour the mixture on a slab and work it quickly and carefully with 2 greased knives until it forms a dough.
- Divide the dough into 4 equal portions and roll out each portion thinly as quickly as possible into a circle of about 125 mm. (5") diameter.
- Press the rolled dough on the back of an oiled bowl so as to form a basket in the shape of a bowl.
- Carefully unmould the basket from the bowl. Fill with ice-cream and fruits and serve immediately.
Nutrient values per serving
| Energy | 205 cal |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 27.3 g |
| Fiber | 0.2 g |
| Fat | 8.8 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 11.2 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0.1 mg |
| Folic Acid | 13.9 mcg |
| Calcium | 9.4 mg |
| Iron | 1.1 mg |
| Magnesium | 65.4 mg |
| Phosphorus | 84.4 mg |
| Sodium | 2.2 mg |
| Potassium | 116.2 mg |
| Zinc | 1.1 mg |
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